Goaltending let the Calgary Flames last season. They were 14th in even strength goals allowed (2.12 GA/60), despite finishing fifth in even strength shots allowed (27.8 SA/60), sixth in shot attempts allowed (52.6 CA/60), and eighth in unblocked shot attempts allowed (39.1 FA/60).
Somewhat surprisingly, Calgary doubled down on its defense, bolstering what was already one of the league’s best bluelines when they acquired defenseman Travis Hamonic at the NHL Draft. Hamonic will replace Dennis Wideman, who was fourth among Flames defensemen in total ice time and remains an unsigned unrestricted free agent. In pretty much every imaginable way, Hamonic is an upgrade.